[games_access] First experience of Kinect

[gramenos at ics.forth.gr]

Hello,

I'll also be there, so maybe we could all meet for a drink the evening  
before the event :-)

Cheers,

D.


Quoting Michelle Hinn <hinn at uiuc.edu>:

> Hey Sandra,
>
> Any chance you have the email of the summary of that list? I can go  
> through the archives but I'm not sure when this discussion happened  
> -- while I was in China (still catching up on that email!) or  
> earlier when I might have been in hospital?
>
> The Kinect Roundtable meeting is in a little over a week from now  
> and many of the people on this list will be there -- attendees were  
> chosen by Microsof. I'll defer to Brannon to provide more  
> information about the day.
>
> Michelle
>
> On Aug 21, 2010, at 12:44 AM, Sandra Uhling wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was thinking about the special List we put all together for  
>> Micrsoft for Kinect/Natal.
>> @Michelle was there a meeting with Microsoft?
>>
>> I do not understand that the “Game Accessibility” Meeting is after  
>> the design phase of the games.
>> We have lots of beta games and now it is much more difficult to  
>> change something.
>>
>> (When I worked as a software tester, we did test the “written down”  
>> requirements. So we could find
>> “bugs” and logic errors before they were implemented)
>>
>> I am wondering what we are going to do about the “symbols” for the cover.
>> I send this also to games for health list, but there is no answer.  
>> I thought that this point would be
>> very important to them.
>>
>> Interesting was the reaction of the people who present the games.
>> One really wanted to see if disabled gamers could play (he wished  
>> that lots of people can play)
>> Another one said the game is not designed for them, so they should not play.
>>
>> The big question is “being able to play or being not able to play”.
>> Also when the game experience changes, as long as they have fun in  
>> the way they can play,
>> It is the right way!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sandra
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